Written by Roland S. Martin on March 31, 2011 5:14 am Roland Martin talks with Janell Snowden, Kevin Frazier and Jawn Murray about the lack of African-American representation at this years Oscars, supporting Black filmmakers and the backlash against Tyler Perry.

  via:eurweb On the heels of extending his first look deal with Lionsgate for another two years, Tyler Perry is about to begin filming “Good Deeds,”  a new production for the studio in which he’ll once again work both in front of and behind the cameras, according to the Hollywood Reporter. In addition to directing […]

  via:eurweb Lionsgate has extended its first look movie and home entertainment deal with filmmaker Tyler Perry for at least another two years, continuing a partnership dating back to 2005. According to Variety, the agreement calls for Perry to deliver at least two more “Madea” movies, among other possible films. Perry’s 10 films for Lionsgate […]

  via:eurweb Rochelle Aytes has joined the cast of ABC’s comedy pilot “Work It,” a multicamera project, from Warner Bros. Television. The show centers on two out-of-work car salesmen, Angel (Amaury Nolasco) and Lee (Ben Koldyke), who realize that in order to find employment again, they’ll need to dress as women to land jobs as […]

Via: defendernetwork.com The 42nd annual NAACP Image Awards’ was a star-studded affair that brought together some of the most notable personalities in entertainment to Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium. From Angela Bassett and Anthony Mackie to LL Cool J and Regina King, the stars came out in full force. Tyler Perry, who garnered the most Image […]

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More than likely Idris Elba could care less about Tyler Perry’s new trailer for “Madea’s Big Happy Family,” but you might. If so, we’ve got it for you.

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Actor Idris Elba is guaranteed to raise a few eyebrows with a certain comment he made recently at the Lens Project’s “Artist Spotlight” series where he was a featured speaker.

There are moments captured on  film which leave an invaluable social etching on the soul of society. Gospel music is one form of music that has been used over the years in movies to set the tone.

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Tyler Perry’s “For Colored Girls” opened at No. 1 on the latest national DVD sales chart, beating a pair of other new releases that did better at the box office.

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    via:eurweb For his next film, “Madea” mastermind Tyler Perry will take on a popular fictional character crafted by author James Patterson and made famous on the big screen by Morgan Freeman in two movies. According to the Hollywood Reporter, Perry will take on the role of detective-psychologist Alex Cross in an untitled film […]